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O-LevelEnglish LanguageComposition1123/22 · May/June 2016 · Q32 Marks

'Cycling is environmentally friendly, partly solving the problem of polluting vehicles' (paragraph 5). From your own knowledge or experience, give an example of an environmental problem, and say either what is being done, or what could be done, to solve the problem. Do not give an example related to bicycles.

  1. (a)An environmental problem is[1]
  2. (b)Either what is being done or what could be done is[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2016). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] Possible answers will include global warming, other forms of pollution, deforestation, an endangered species
  2. [1] Accept plausible solutions

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Topic
Composition, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 2 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, May/June 2016 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 3.

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